Strokes
How to Recognize if You are Suffering a Stroke
According to Everyday Health in an article entitled “Am I Having a Stroke?,” “The window of opportunity to successfully treat a stroke is short – about three hours – so awareness of stroke symptoms is important. Maybe you think you can spot stroke symptoms in someone else, but would you know if a stroke was [...]
Risk Factors for Stroke that You Can Control
Certainly, there are many risk factors for stroke that you just don’t have any control over. Such as, age, gender, ethnicity, family history and medical history. According to an online article by Everyday Health entitled, Stroke Risk Factors: What You Should Know “about 50 percent of people who survive a stroke will be disabled preventing [...]
Addressing Inappropriate/Unsafe Behavior in Stroke Survivors
One of the things I found scary after my mother suffered a set of strokes, was her unpredictable behavior and often unsafe/risky practices. After spending time online and speaking to neurologists, I have learned that this kind of behavior from stroke survivors is very common. The American Stroke Association provides the following guidelines on their [...]